Freud Defense Mechanisms

Sigmund Freud was a psychologist, from Austria, in the nineteenth century. He is known today for his theories and his dedication to the field of psychology. Some of his theories are still accurate and are used today.

Sigmund Freud was born on May 6, 1856, at Freiberg in Moravia. Moravia was a small town in what is known today as Czechoslovakia.. Sigmund and his family were Jewish. He spent a few years of his life in Moravia and then later moved to Vienna. Sigmund had lived in Vienna for a while upon moving in 1938. The move was hard on Sigmund. He was only four years old when he moved. Except, he was leaving behind everyone and everything he knew.

Sigmund was also diagnosed with oral cancer. Freud was known for smoking. Over thirty surgeries
This idea was thought of by Freud. These parts consist of the id, the ego, and the superego. All of which emerge overtime within a person. The three different parts are believed to go in order. He believed that a healthy mind had those three things balanced. Too much of one of these can cause a personality that is too selfish or too bossy.

There is also five unconscious strategies that are known as defense mechanisms. The defense mechanisms include repression, projection, displacement, regression, and denial. All of these defense mechanisms are used to help take away the truth of reality in an effort to help the person cope.

Freud had some points to make about the development of personality. This development was known as psychosexual stages. The oral stage is the first stage people go through. Freud believed that some people never out grow this stage. The following stage is known as the anal stage. The anal stage takes place in the age range of two to three years old. Yet, Freud still made the claim that some people can stay in this stage. Following the anal stage is the phallic stage. This stage is known to be the most important in the development of personality. This stage consists of paying more attention to the people of opposite sex rather than someone of the same sex. An example would be a daughter showing more interest in her dad than in her mother. The next stage is known as the latentency stage. This stage prepares the person for the next stage which is the genital stage. All of these stages are very important in the development of personality. But, Freud did believe that some people could become stuck in one of the stages preventing their personality to fully